breakfast for 12!

im so thankful for the house that God has recently blessed our family with. before our new house, we lived in a 2 bedroom condo that was barely 1,000 square feet. it also was a blessing to us, but we outgrew it really fast. since i got married, my love for entertaining and serving people in our home is growing :). when kids are little the last thing they want to do is to grow up to be like their parents. but since i got married, i realized that i really do want to be just like my mom :) she is an amazing hostess and always makes people feel welcome in her home. she never thought she'd see the day that i do anything domestic...but its happened and continues to happen haha!

for the past couple of weeks ive been planning a "mommy & me" breakfast for some new ladies that i've met recently through our new small group and the playgroup that we joined over the summer. as i said in my 1st post, im waiting and praying for God to bring me some real friendships, but at the same time i understand that i have to do my part so this is what i came up with. i invited 7 moms and all of their 17 children to come to our house yesterday morning to have breakfast together. i over-invited thinking that for sure someone wouldnt be able to make it. but as the evite responses started to come back i started to panic a little...EVERY SINGLE PERSON SAID YES! i guess this shouldnt have surprised me...when we pray in faith for God's will in our lives, He responds...and sometimes He has a sense of humor :) so even though our new house is almost double the size of our condo...it is in no way, shape, or form large enough to accomodate that many people or should i say that many children at one time! but soon enough the panic i felt turned into immense thankfulness. God really did hear my prayer for new friends. how awesome is that?! 3 moms along with their 6 children ended up not being able to make it last minute which i was really disappointed about, but id also be lying if i said i didnt feel a little relieved :)

to prepare, i went to my moms house sunday afternoon and she taught me how to make her famous homemade cinnamon rolls...thanks mom! they were a huge hit! so glad i did that. i also made deviled eggs and had out some fruit and bagels, etc. oh and how could i forget the coffee. (i mean, afterall i do run on dunkin.) the food was great, but the fellowship was even greater. the kids played so well together, there was not even 1 "sharing" issue :) praise the Lord! we did a craft with the kids after breakfast which was really fun and a good way to get them to quiet down which made chatting between the moms even easier. im so grateful for these 'new beginnings' and look sooo forward to seeing what God is going to do. ive added a few pictures of the morning. arent the kids just so stinkin cute with their headbands on?

(sophia and her friend gabe reading together :) we hope they get married someday!)

sometimes i wish i could see the future and know what is going to happen. but most of the time im content knowing that God is in control and wants the best for me. its so comforting to know that even in my loneliness, God knows what He's doing. i find rest in the fact that while i may not have the close human relationship that my heart so longs for right now, God has my heart in His perfect hands. i believe with all my heart that during this trial, God is preparing me for a new friendship and i also believe that God is preparing her as well :) what a sweet king i serve!